Underwear.



J. E. GOODENUW.

UNDERWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED 211111.25 191s,

1,09 1,504. Patented 31, 1914.

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JULIAN F. GOODENQRV, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO GOODEN'QW-BROOKFIELD KNITTING COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORA- TIONOF MISSOURI.

UNDERWEAR.

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To all whom it may (2011!(3772 Be it known that I, JULIAN F. Gooonnow, acitizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county ofJackson and State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Underwear; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to underwear, andhas for its principal object toprovide a full or three-quarter length garment, the lower leg portionsof which are adapted to fit snugly over the limbs of a wearer but toyield readily over the knee.

More particularly it is the object of the invention to provide a garmenthaving a body and upper leg portions of woven or non-elastic materialadapted to hang loosely on a wearer, and lower leg portions oftransversely knit material adapted to cover the wearers limbs from apoint slightly above the knee to the ankle, or slightly there above, soas to protect the limbs but allow free movement thereof because of theelastic nature of the knit parts. In accomplishing this object I haveprovided improved details of garment structure, the preferred form ofwhich is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the figure isa view of a garment constructed according to my invention, shown on awearer to illustrate the yieldable effect ofthe knit portion of the leg.

Referring more in detail to the parts :1 designates the body of thegarment, which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1913.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 756,842.

is preferably composed of woven non-elastic cloth havingleg portions 2terminating slightly above the knees and adapted to hang loosely on thewearer to afford niaxinnun freedom of movement. Connected with the loweredges of the leg portions 2 are extensions 3, of knit or elasticmaterial, which are arranged transversely to provide longitudinalelasticity, so that the parts cov-. ering the knees may yield when theknees are bent.

The lower ends of the transversely knit portions 3 may be provided withanklets 4: to hold the garment snugly about the ankles.

It is apparent that the wearer of a garment, constructed as described,will have complete freedom of movement on account of the looseness ofthe body and upper leg parts, and the elasticity of the lower leg for-knitted parts, while having a covering for the knees and lower limbs,or, in other words, will have the benefit of a full length garment withthe comfort of the ordinary knee length suit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. An umlergarment having a knit knee port-ion, wherein the wales runtransversely of the garment.

2. An undergarment comprising woven body and upper leg portions and knitlower leg portions, wherein the wales run transversely of the garment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIAN F. GOODENOVV.

itnesses ARTHUR C. BROWN LETA E. Coars.

